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1831
Charles darwin joined captain FitzRoy on the HMS beagle. -
1832
Darwin made his first observations -
1832
The ship crossed the equator -
1832
Darwin explores Brazilian rainforests for the first time -
1833
Darwin discovers fossils at Falkland islands -
1833
Darwin explores Pampas -
1835
Darwin sees Mount Osorno erupt while on island of Chiloe -
1835
Darwin finds species plants birds and tortoises unique to the Galapogos islands but related to mainland species -
1836
The voyage was over -
1836
Darwin arrives in Australia -
1836
Darwin studies coral reefs around islands to test his theory of atoll formation -
1836
Darwin observes a field of black lava with coarse grass and bushes -
1836
The Beagle makes an unscheduled detour to make measurements